All Saints Day!
Today is a great feast in the calendar of the Church: All Saints Day!
We celebrate all the holy men and women who have gone before us, those famous and those unknown to the books of history. All were sinners, but all relied on the grace of God to be totally transformed to the will of God.
The apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation:
"I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count,
from every nation, race, people, and tongue.
They stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands."
(Revelation 7:9)
May we be so convicted and so blessed to be counted in that number of holy men and women who see God face to face!
Hear Bishop Barron's thoughts on the humility of the saints in this shortened clip from the award-winning series Catholicism:
“You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all”
Questions for Additional Reflection:
- Who are some of your favorite saints? Why are you drawn to them?
- Do you believe that you could be a saint one day? Why or why not?
- What is holding you back from going "all in" with the Lord?